1953 Chicago Cardinals season
# 1953 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1953 Chicago Cardinals season was the 34th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4–8, winning only one game, the final game of the season. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | September 27 | Washington Redskins | L 13–24 | 0–1 | Comiskey Park | 16,055 |
| 2 | October 4 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–27 | 0–2 | Comiskey Park | 24,374 |
| 3 | October 11 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 28–31 | 0–3 | Forbes Field | 25,935 |
| 4 | October 18 | at New York Giants | L 7–21 | 0–4 | Polo Grounds | 30,301 |
| 5 | October 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–56 | 0–5 | Comiskey Park | 22,064 |
| 6 | November 1 | New York Giants | L 20–23 | 0–6 | Comiskey Park | 17,499 |
| 7 | November 8 | at Washington Redskins | L 17–28 | 0–7 | Griffith Stadium | 19,654 |
| 8 | November 15 | Los Angeles Rams | T 24–24 | 0–7–1 | Comiskey Park | 26,674 |
| 9 | November 21 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–38 | 0–8–1 | Connie Mack Stadium | 19,402 |
| 10 | November 29 | at Cleveland Browns | L 16–27 | 0–9–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 24,499 |
| 11 | December 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–21 | 0–10–1 | Comiskey Park | 14,138 |
| 12 | December 13 | at Chicago Bears | W 24–17 | 1–10–1 | Wrigley Field | 38,059 |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Standings

NFL Eastern Conference :

| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleveland Browns | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 9–1 | 348 | 162 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 6–3–1 | 352 | 215 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 6–3–1 | 208 | 215 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–5 | 211 | 263 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 3–7 | 179 | 277 | L2 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 0–10 | 190 | 337 | W1 |

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

